An investigation is underway after several people say they were bitten or mauled by a Talladega police dog.

The dog is temporarily off the job, but the officer, his handler, is still on duty.

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Chris Twyman claims he was bitten and mauled by the K-9 unit early Friday morning.

The Talladega NAACP said it believes there are five victims who've been bitten or mauled by that specific K-9 dog.

"By the time I got down on the ground, the K-9 unit, he hit me. So while the dog was bitin' me, this officer stood over my back, and got his can of Mace out, and sprayed me in my face about three times,” Twyman said.

"We take all allegations seriously, which is the reason we have chosen to not investigate anything ourselves,” Talladega Police Chief Jason Busby said.

The chief said he's asked the district attorney to take over the investigation. All evidence and body camera video have been turned over to that office.